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About the Department of Neurology

One of our resident training sites.

One of our resident training sites.

One of our resident training sites.

Neurology in the Media

The Washington Post interviews Richard Lipton, M.D., about Einstein Aging Study (EAS) research presented at the 2015 Alzheimer’s Association conference. Among the eleven EAS oral and poster presentations, Dr. Lipton discusses two: one that indicates the incidence of dementia is declining and another that suggests psychological stress can elevate the risk of developing dementia. Dr. Lipton is director of the Einstein Aging Study and vice chair of the Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology at Einstein and director of the division of cognitive aging and dementia at Montefiore Medical Center. (Monday, Jul 20, 2015)

NBC News interviews Richard Lipton, M.D., about a new class of drugs designed to prevent the onset of migraine. Dr. Lipton comments that these new medications have been shown to be remarkably effective and come with few side effects, based on a Phase II trial. Dr. Lipton is director of the Montefiore Headache Center, vice chair of Neurology at Einstein and Montefiore and holds the Edwin S. Lowe Chair in Neurology at Einstein. (Thursday, Jun 18, 2015)

Department Chairman

Professor of Neuroscience
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Chair of The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology
Alpern Family Foundation Chair in Cerebral Palsy Research
Director, Institute for Brain Disorders and Neural Regeneration